Bethlehemite

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noun

An inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea.

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Meanings

nounBethlehemite (plural Bethlehemites)

plural Bethlehemites · alternative Bethlemite

  1. An inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea.

    Faris, the only Bethlehemite in the cast, was striding along with a tour-guide air, visibly pleased to have us on his turf.

    2023, Isabella Hammad, Enter Ghost, Jonathan Cape, page 218
  2. historicalMember of an extinct English order of friars.
  3. historicalMember of a Spanish order of friars, founded in 1653 and refounded in 1984.
  4. A particular apple cultivar.

    I grafted the Bethlehemite, spoken of by Mr. Ferris, twenty years ago in wild crab.

    1891, Report of the Iowa State Horticultural Society

Origin

From Bethlehem + -ite.

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Translations

French Bethléemite
  • Bethléemiteinhabitant of Bethlehem
Italian betlemita
  • betlemitainhabitant of Bethlehem
Spanish betlemita
  • betlemitainhabitant of Bethlehem
Cite this entry
APA

Bethlehemite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bethlehemite

MLA

“Bethlehemite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bethlehemite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bethlehemite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bethlehemite.

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